Other MoA event in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Bannu District area, Pakistan on Sun 19th April 2026

A Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorist and his accomplice, an alleged suicide bomber, were killed by Security Forces (SFs) during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Bannu District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 19, reports Dawn. In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said an IBO was conducted on the reported presence of “khawarij”. Fitna al Khawarij is a term that the State uses for the TTP. “During conduct of the operation, after [an] intense exchange of fire, two khawarij, belonging to the Indian-sponsored Fitna-al-Khawarij, including Kharji Ring leader Waheedullah alias Muktiar, along with a suicide bomber, were sent to hell,” the ISPR statement read. A suicide jacket, weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the slain terrorists, adds ISPR statement. The ISPR said Waheedullah “was amongst the most-wanted terrorist list for his active involvement in numerous terrorist activities”, including the martyrdom of Security Forces (SFs) personnel and innocent civilians. It noted that Waheedullah was also the “main handler” of a suicide bomber who resulted in the martyrdom of Lieutenant Colonel Gul Faraz during an IBO in Bannu on February 21.